Konoha's Mission Master

Jiraiya praised him, saying that Yakumo had chosen a somewhat foolish way of fighting without harming the women, even putting himself in danger... but this foolishness was precisely out of his kind nature, just like his former self.

The two then began gathering information, from the corpses on the ground to the hidden compartments inside the house, but in the end they only found some Fire Country coins and a few bags of food, without finding any information about the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru.

Yakumo washed the bloodstains from her body and hands with a water tank, repeating the process with utmost seriousness, before finally changing into a gray long-sleeved sweatshirt.

He truly loathed killing, but if he didn't kill them, even more people would die because of them.

“It might not be long before we encounter these women again at the next mountain stronghold,” Yakumo said to Jiraiya, his head bowed.

"Sigh..." Jiraiya sighed.

This sigh reflects his helplessness towards this world, yet he still holds hope in his heart: the prophet of the future... will bring about change to the ninja world.

"The future will definitely get better..." Jiraiya said excitedly.

"Perhaps," Yakumo replied.

The two then piled the bodies together and poured kerosene on them…

ignite.

The firelight temporarily dispelled the surrounding darkness, and a wisp of smoke rose straight into the sky. Jiraiya led Yakumo away to continue their chivalrous journey.

In the following days, Jiraiya once again arranged for Yakumo to wipe out the bandits and rescue the kidnapped women, but unfortunately, he still did not find any information about the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru from them.

By the way.

The monthly limited edition for January has been updated.

Blood nourishes the growth of the strong.

Mission requirement: Kill 300 people.

Current progress: 87/300 people

Task Rewards: 3 Free Attribute Points, 1000 Gold Coins.

Bonus: Master Breakthrough Scroll.

The two gradually advanced towards the Land of Grass...

A dozen days later, the two officially entered the territory belonging to the Land of Grass. During this time, Jiraiya deliberately took a detour to eliminate mountain bandits, which caused a long delay...

In this chaotic and disorderly border region, Jiraiya and Yakumo are the two most law-abiding individuals, neither stealing nor robbing, focusing solely on killing...

The Land of Grass is situated in a narrow space, bordering the Land of Earth, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Waterfall. Serving as a buffer zone between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire, the Land of Grass skillfully navigates between the two major powers, gaining countless benefits through diplomatic means.

Within the Land of Grass, there is the Grass Ninja Village... Their specialty is research—studying the ninjutsu of other ninja villages and adapting it to their own.

In a certain mountain stronghold, corpses lay strewn everywhere.

The killings over the past ten days have given Yakumo a colder aura, and his combat experience and skills have been honed to perfection.

In front of him was a wandering ninja bound with rope, his limbs all severed. He was the leader of this mountain stronghold... He possessed Chunin-level strength, and it took Jiraiya and Yakumo working together to subdue him.

Of course, Jiraiya was in disguise and did not use any ninjutsu; he simply cooperated with Yakumo to defeat the enemy using swordsmanship.

"Do you have any connection with the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru?" Jiraiya asked coldly, gripping his long sword.

"The Thirteen Ninjas of Sumeru, I've never even heard of them..."

With a flash of light, Jiraiya silenced him.

"Let's go."

"Aren't you going to keep asking...?" Yakumo asked, puzzled.

This was the ninth person they had captured alive during this period, but each time Jiraiya would simply ask a question and then kill them.

"He's connected to the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru..." Jiraiya sheathed his sword, his voice utterly certain.

"Why don't you keep asking...?"

Yakumo was even more puzzled.

Jiraiya smiled mysteriously, a sly look suddenly appearing on his face. He whispered to Yakumo.

"After confirming that these bandits were related to the Thirteen Ninjas of Sumeru, I deliberately let one or two of them escape... They were the bait I used to catch them. Now all we have to do is wait quietly for them to come to us."

"As expected of... Lord Jiraiya."

Yakumo praised, "Sometimes the more direct the strategy, the more effective it is. The two of them have superb acting skills, and this simple plan to lure the snake out of its hole..."

Five days later, the "Monthly Limited Edition" was completed.

Yakumo adds points to his constitution as usual.

Physical condition: 38.3

For five days, they continued to eliminate the bandits according to plan, advancing steadily towards Kusagakure. Now Kusagakure was within reach, but the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru still hadn't appeared...

Beside the campfire, Yakumo, munching on roasted meat, couldn't help but wonder if luring the snake out of its hole would actually work. Jiraiya, standing beside him, remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was panicking.

"We're almost at Kusagakure..."

Yakumo reminded him in a very low voice.

"I know." Jiraiya looked up at the bright moon with a confident expression.

"Don't worry, everything is going according to plan."

Over the next few days, Jiraiya led Yakumo to quickly deal with the bandits and outlaws within the Grass Country... but the Thirteen Ninja of Sumeru still did not appear.

"Lord Jiraiya... I personally feel... that there seems to be a problem with your plan."

Yakumo reminded him in a very low voice.

"I know... I'm thinking of a new way..."

January 25th, early morning.

Yakumo opened her eyes and spoke softly…

"Happy birthday."

In the past, the original owner's parents would prepare cakes and gifts for her birthday, but this year her parents died in World War II, and this birthday would probably only be accompanied by killing.

A group of five friends... could only muster two sets of parents...

This world is truly...fucked.

Yakumo slowly sat up…

Jiraiya was squatting to the side, fiddling with something. Driven by curiosity, Yakumo quickly stepped forward and peered over to take a look.

Hey, happy birthday!

Jiraiya suddenly jumped up, letting out a wicked laugh…

He forcefully flung the cream cake from his hand...

With a loud bang.

Yakumo, unable to dodge in time, got his face covered in smears.

"Thank you... Jiraiya-sama."

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Yakumo wiped the cake off her face, her eyes reddening slightly. A surge of immense joy welled up inside her, and she momentarily lost control of her emotions.

In this hopeless world…

It still retains a few beautiful colors.

"Hahaha, you didn't expect that, did you? This immortal specially asked his subordinates in Konoha to order this cake."

Yakumo looked at the packaging box not far away, which was covered with some unknown liquid, transparent and viscous.

Perhaps it's...toad saliva...?

"Come on, don't just stand there... Eat some cake... Wait... Isn't there another step where we make a wish... Never mind, it's not important..."

"Yakumo, you must remember that what a man wants to obtain, he must obtain with all his might through his own efforts!"

"Lord Jiraiya is right."

Yakumo nodded in agreement. Jiraiya often uttered some somewhat chuunibyou (delusional) but very passionate sentences, which Jiraiya compiled into the "Hero's Quotes".

For example:

A man should never back down and should defeat all enemies. Scars on a man's back are a disgrace!

We are destined to walk in darkness, but we must always hold onto the light in our hearts and not let it be swallowed by the darkness. Instead, we must use the fire in our hearts to ignite this night.

Men only become stronger after being dumped. A man who is incompetent and treats this as a joke is incompetent. Besides, happiness is not something a man should pursue.

…………

But he would still whisper that person's name in his dreams, over and over again, filled with regret and resentment.

“Okay…here it is.” Yakumo picked up a piece of cake.

"Lord Jiraiya," he called softly.

"what happened?"

Jiraiya was eating the cake in his hand when he looked up, puzzled. Suddenly, Yakumo smeared the cake in his hand onto Jiraiya's face.

"Haha...it's alright now..."

"You little brat, you deserve a beating!"

Half an hour later, the two squatted by the stream, washing the cake stains off their clothes. Yakumo had a bruise around her left eye. In the previous exchange, Yakumo was in a sealed state and inevitably fell into a disadvantageous position... and was eventually defeated by Jiraiya...

"You disagree?" Jiraiya asked arrogantly.

“There will be plenty of opportunities in the future…” Yakumo replied.

"With your abilities... wait another twenty years."

Jiraiya responded confidently.

"Hehe..." Yakumo gave a vague laugh.

When the seal is broken...